In gym class,Emily is randomly assigned to the "Hawks" group,which plays on the basketball court while the "Wolves" group plays on the baseball field.Later,Emily gives cookies to other Hawks but not to any Wolves.This is an example of
A) social dominance orientation.
B) realistic group conflict theory.
C) implicit stereotyping as a result of a minimal intergroup intervention.
D) ingroup bias as a result of a minimal intergroup intervention.

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Emily's behavior of giving cookies only to her own group (the Hawks) and not to the other group (the Wolves) is an example of ingroup bias, which is a tendency to favor one's own group over the outgroup. This bias can occur even in the absence of any meaningful differences between the groups, such as in this minimal intergroup intervention in gym class where the only difference was the assigned group name.

In Gym Class,Emily Is Randomly Assigned to the "Hawks" Group,which